IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.86626 of 2024 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-323 Year-2024 Thana- RANIYATALAB District- Patna ====================================================== Sarita Kumari W/O Amit Kumar R/O Village- Kab, P.S- Rani Talab, Dist.- Patna. ... ... Petitioner/s Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Abhishek Akela, Block Supply Officer, Dulhin Bazar, Distt.- Patna. Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Abhishek Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s : Mr. Dilip Kr. No. 1, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANJANI KUMAR SHARAN ORAL ORDER 2 08-01-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Dilip Kr. No. 1, learned APP for the State. 2. The petitioner apprehends her arrest in connection with Rani Talab P.S. Case No.323 of 2024, registered for the offences punishable u/s 7 of Essential Commodities Act 1955. 3. As per prosecution case, informant got the information that the petitioner is engaged in black-marketing of subsidized food grains. When informant reached the place and verified the stock with EPOS machine, 36 kg wheat was less and 227.26 kg rice was more. 4. It is submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the petitioner is quite innocent and has committed no offence. She has been falsely implicated in this case. She is a licence Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.86626 of 2024(2) dt.08-01-2025 2/2 holder for dealing with Public Distribution System. It is submitted that Chandrika Sharma and Abhishek Kumar, who are independent witnesses of seizure list, are next door neighbour of the petitioner and having enmity with the petitioner due to which petitioner has been implicated in this case. Petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para 3 of the bail application. 5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of the case and considering that there is specific allegation against the petitioner that she is involved in the black-marketing of the subsidized food grains, I am not inclined to enlarge her on anticipatory bail. The prayer for grant of bail on behalf of the petitioner is hereby rejected. 6. Accordingly, this application is dismissed. priyanka/- (Anjani Kumar Sharan, J) U T